Authorities: Man and woman charged with having stolen prescription pads

Two people were charged Monday in Bethlehem Township with possessing stolen prescription pads, some filled out for a painkiller.

Kieph Valentine, 30, of Levittown and Kristie Leanne Miller, 23, of Norristown were sent to Northampton County Prison, Valentine under $50,000 bail and Miller under $35,000 bail.

According to court records filed by the state attorney general's office:

On Monday, a state agent was contacted by Bethlehem Township police Sgt. Richard Blake, who was conducting an undercover prostitution investigation. Blake said he received a text message at 5:30 a.m. from a person "interested in hiring a paid escort."

Police arranged to meet the man, identified as Valentine, in the parking lot of a hotel.

When Valentine arrived, he had two stacks of cash totaling $1,000 and two prescription pads in the glove compartment of the vehicle, which was registered to Miller.

The pads contained 19 prescriptions, some blank and others filled out for oxycodone with no patient name listed.

The prescriptions were signed by a physician with Advanced Urgent Care and Pain Management. When police contacted the office, a manager said Miller had worked at the office in 2014 and failed to return Oct. 8.

The manager told police the prescription pads had been stolen and Miller did not have permission to have them or issue signatures. The physician's name listed on the prescriptions was forged.

Miller admitted stealing the prescription pads, according to the attorney general's office.

Both Valentine and Miller are charged with theft, identity theft and corrupt organizations. Valentine is also charged with criminal attempt and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation.